Tuesday Morning Commute - SXSW

Maryland has agreed to take responsibility for the portion of Maryland Route 410 in Takoma Park. "Before the council’s Feb. 19 vote to authorize the agreement, public comments included both support from residents who were glad to see responsibility for the road clarified, as well as concerns that if bike lanes were added — as allowed by the agreement — they could turn into a different type of lane, Acting City Manager Suzanne Ludlow said."

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I testified at the Takoma Park hearing on 410. The Council chose the option that would allow a future bike lane or path. But one Council member commented that he thought that would never happen.

I was amazed at the vitriol of some residents that a bike lane would be created and how it wasn't needed. And it wasn't just about converting the bike lane to a car lane, as Council Member Seth Grimes commented is probably illegal under Maryland law. It was really a hatred of bicycles by people cloaking themselves in the flag of historic preservation.

If there are other TP readers of WashCycle, we need to lean on the state to paint sharrows and put up signs for now, and create a separate lane in the future.